Xuanwu War Sovereign

The Star Sect was said to have a million disciples.

True Disciples held an extremely high status, but they were not few in number.

Everything has its ranks and hierarchies.

Even among the True Disciples, there were differences in strength.

The strongest were undoubtedly the Nine Great True Disciples.

Gong Ao was first, Shi Xuan second, Fu Tian third, Yingtianqing fourth, Ji Qingxuan fifth, Shen Ni sixth, Fei Wuji seventh, Yi Hetu eighth, and Jia Lan ninth.

They were the highest echelon of True Inheritance, and each one possessed immense prestige.

These nine True Disciples were figures whom ordinary True Disciples could only look up to in awe!

Ye Ding’s foster father was none other than the number one True Disciple, Gong Ao...

The five True Disciples of the Kui Division weaved through the many dispirited young experts in the crowd, trying to win them over.

Fufeng, Lan Yun, Zhong Yu, Chu Kuangge, and Ying Jiuchong!

These were five exceptionally talented True Disciples under the command of the Star Monarch Holy Hall.

Each one was a revered Divine General in the Kui Division!

According to the organizational structure, each Divine General commanded over eight thousand Star Soldiers, which was at least the strength of an entire division.

In terms of status, they were far beyond what could be described as an ordinary True Disciple.

This was a huge temptation for many Inner Sect Disciples.

However, those who came to participate in the True Inheritance Ceremony were all elites from the various peaks and halls. Most were already spoken for and not so easily won over.

Below the Four Great Holy Palaces, there was a ranking known as the Ten Great Divine Palaces. These ten palaces possessed immense power, and many of the Inner Sect elites present hailed from one of them.

The Ten Great Divine Palaces also had their own organizational structures, with a status no less than that of the Eight Divisions.

The Ten Great Divine Palaces were as follows: under the All Stars Sacred Hall were the Firewood Hall, Contribution Hall, and Seven Star Hall.

Under the Alchemy Saint Hall were the Medicine King Hall, Li Huo Hall, and Alchemy Hall.

Under the Heavenly Craft Divine Hall were the Divine Weapon Hall and Inference God Hall.

Under the Star Monarch Holy Hall were the United Front Hall and Celestial King Hall.

The Eight Divisions belonged to the Celestial King Hall, which was under the Star Monarch Holy Hall. The Celestial King Hall had four Hall Masters, also known as the Four Great Heavenly Kings.

Each of the Ten Great Divine Palaces had its own specialty. For example, the Medicine King Hall was in charge of cultivating and harvesting the countless Medicine Mountains of the All Stars Academy.

It was an incredibly lucrative position.

Take Li Huo Hall, for instance. It was mostly composed of Fire Element Martial Artists and controlled multiple types of Spirit Fire. With countless Fire Element Spirit Mountains as its foundation, it was a Celestial Paradise for Fire Element Martial Arts Strongmen.

Numerous Hall Masters and Elders watched the bustling activity of the many True Disciples with cold indifference.

Those who wanted to leave couldn’t be stopped.

And those who would stay would never leave.

"I’ve decided! I’m going to enter the Star Monarch Holy Hall!"

"Lingyangwei, have you really decided? The Star Monarch Holy Hall is the most unique among our Four Great Holy Palaces. Entering it is practically the same as going directly to a battlefield—be it the Two Realms Mountain battlefield, the Barbaric Battlefield, or even the Xiling Battlefield. All of them are exceedingly cruel. This is especially true for the Barbaric Battlefield, where our Star Sect has sent hundreds of thousands of Martial Artists to fight the endless Demon Beasts and Fierce Beasts of the Demon God Temple!"

Yan Li’s expression was grave. "Even True Disciples can perish in there. If you go, you will constantly be facing life-and-death situations!"

𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Lingyangwei glanced at Qin Feng, a harsh glint in his eyes. "Life-and-death situations are the best way to temper Martial Artists like us. Besides, it’s the only path to achieve True Inheritance outside of the True Inheritance Hall!"

Entering the various battlefields and using Contribution Points to be promoted to True Inheritance was another possible method.

It was just that this path was exceptionally difficult!

The three Elders—Yan Li, Jiang Wei, and Hua Zhiqing—exchanged a look and sighed.

In their eyes, Lingyangwei was the ideal successor for the Medicine King Hall.

Qin Feng was a relative unknown with no powerful backing, and he had no close relationship with them.

Ever since becoming an Inner Sect Disciple, he hadn’t even paid them a single visit!

Whether out of personal bias or for other reasons, the three of them had hoped Lingyangwei would be the one promoted to True Inheritance.

Unfortunately, Lingyangwei had ultimately fallen short!

The three of them wanted to help him, but the matter of this True Inheritance position was for the entire Star Sect to decide. The three of them simply didn’t have the power to turn the situation around.

Jiang Wei said calmly, "Lingyangwei, rest assured. We three old men will do our best to delay his path to becoming Hall Master. As long as you return before he assumes the position, the title of Medicine King Hall’s Hall Master will surely be yours!"

Lingyangwei nodded gratefully, his gaze fixed on Qin Feng, filled with resentment.

While keeping an eye on the changes within the Demon Refining Ancient Tower, Qin Feng made small talk with some of the young experts who came up to congratulate him.

He ended up getting acquainted with quite a few well-known Inner Sect Disciples.

Among the Twelve Prodigies, Ye Guangji, Chunyu Fengshen, Gongyang Zi, and Gongsun Hong came forward one by one to greet him.

Just then, Zong Wuxiang also came up with a group of people.

"Junior Brother Qin Feng, congratulations! You’ve been listed as a True Inheritance, and your fame now echoes in every direction!" Zong Wuxiang said with a hint of envy.

"Senior Brother Zong, you flatter me!" Qin Feng had a strong impression of this genius from Kangjin Peak.

Zong Wuxiang was a prominent figure among the Inner Sect Disciples, and he was also one of Shi Xuan’s most capable subordinates.

Behind Zong Wuxiang was a group of sect disciples, quite a few of whom Qin Feng recognized: Jiang Chao, Ren Xiaoyao, Cao Zhan, and An Zaitian.

Also present were some of the top-ranked Inner Sect Disciples, such as Yuan Chuxing, Xia You, Mo Zixi, and Yin Xue’er.

Qin Feng had a particularly strong memory of Xia You, Mo Zixi, and Yuan Chuxing, as they had presided over the preliminaries and semifinals of the Star Martial Arts Assembly back then.

These were people who had once seemed so high and mighty, giving pointers to students from the All Stars Academy like Qin Feng.

Now, as this group of people looked at him, their expressions were restrained, tinged with respect and awe.

They all wore complicated expressions. In the Earth Secret Realm, Qin Feng’s performance had been stunning, but he had merely been on equal footing with them. Now, however, he had become a True Disciple in a single leap.

Ranking in the top three of the True Inheritance Hall—he had reached a height that left them unable to even feel jealousy.

Further back in the crowd, Qin Feng also saw Dong Hao, Huo Lei, Yan Ge, Qi Xia’er, and others.

He had once clashed violently with Dong Hao, Huo Lei, and Yan Ge in the Earth Secret Realm, and at one point, Qin Feng had considered them his mortal enemies.

Seeing them again now, especially when he noticed the unease and trepidation flashing in their eyes, Qin Feng found that, for some reason, he no longer felt the same intense desire to kill them.

His status was different, and so was his mindset.

An elephant has no need to settle scores with ants.

Seeing that Qin Feng didn’t seem inclined to settle old scores, Dong Hao, Huo Lei, Yan Ge, and the others breathed a collective sigh of relief.

If at all possible, they absolutely did not want to make an enemy of a True Disciple.

Even if they themselves had considerable backing.

After a few moments of conversation, Zong Wuxiang suddenly changed the subject. He looked at Qin Feng with a hint of eagerness and asked, "Junior Brother Qin Feng, I wonder what you think of the Dou Division, one of the Eight Divisions under the Star Monarch Holy Hall?"

"The Dou Division!" Qin Feng murmured, glancing at Zong Wuxiang. He had a rough idea of what Zong Wuxiang was getting at.

"The Dou Division... I’ve heard of it," Qin Feng began. "They seem to be stationed somewhere on the Barbaric Battlefield. Their strength is formidable. With the power of a single division, they held off an allied army of Demon Beasts from the Barbaric Demon God Temple, which was led by the Golden Celestial Lion Clan, one of the Twelve Strong Clans. Their reputation on the Celestial Lion Battlefield is illustrious!"

Qin Feng’s answer was quite commendable.

But Zong Wuxiang didn’t seem very satisfied...